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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Primary sources from the online collections of the Library of Congress can be powerful instructional tools. Analyzing these photos, films, maps, and audio recordings can help students engage with content, build their critical thinking skills, and construct knowledge.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
What’s the most frustrating part of teaching with primary sources? They’re often incomplete and have little context. What’s the most rewarding part of teaching with primary sources? They’re often incomplete and have little context.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Sara Suiter
The good news is that the Library of Congress is working to make its digitized resources accessible and useful to all teachers, no matter what classroom technology they have available. And with millions of digitized items, it is important to select primary sources that are high quality.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Working with historians-in-training? Here are tips for selecting engaging primary sources that students can place in historical context.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Teaching Tools
Posted by: Sara Suiter
Hook your students with historic sights and sounds that are close to home: Primary Sources by State.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Sara Suiter
Having trouble choosing that perfect primary source for your lesson? Here are some tips to get you started!
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
How can we help students develop close observation skills?
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Want to incorporate newspapers into your classroom activities? Look no further than Chronicling America.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Sara Suiter
How are primary sources impacting teachers? Hear from our 2011 Library of Congress Teacher Institute participants.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools